The headliners delivered as advertised at the Track Town Classic on Sunday at the U of A’s Foote Field.
For starters, U.S. sprint stars Sanya Richards-Ross and Lashawn Merrit won the women’s and men’s 400-metre races, respectively, both covering the … Continue reading →

EDMONTON, ALTA: JUNE 12, 2010 -- Angela Whyte about to win the race ahead of Jessica Zelinka in the women's 100M hurdles at the Edmonton International Track Classic at Foote Field in Edmonton June 12, 2010. (Ed Kaiser-Edmonton Journal)

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— John MacKinnon (@rjmackinnon) May 12, 2015
Depending on your point of view, the NFL’s suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is too lenient, just right, about time, about politics, about commissioner … Continue reading →

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, APRIL 28, 2015: Team Canada's Christine Sinclair high fives with players from the U12 Red Deer Renegades while taking part in the unveiling of a Canada Post Team Canada Soccer stamp at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on Tuesday Apr. 28, 2015. ( Photo by John Lucas/Edmonton Journal) (for a story by John MacKinnon)

The occasion was the unveiling of a Canada Post commemorative stamp featuring Canadian soccer icon Christine Sinclair and emerging star Kadeisha Buchanan, but ticket sales were as much on the mind of Canada Soccer General Secretary Peter Montopoli as stamps.… Continue reading →

FILE - MARCH 21: Los Angeles Lakers point guard and two-time MVP Steve Nash announced his retirement from the NBA on March 21, 2015. Nash, 41, played 18 seasons for the Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers. He finishes his career with 10,335 assists, third-most in NBA history. LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Steve Nash #10 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives the basket on Ricky Rubio #9 of the Minnesota Timberwolves at Staples Center on February 28, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

When Steve Nash announced his retirement from basketball last weekend, commentators almost immediately began fussing over where to situate the best basketball player this country has so far produced in the pantheon of great Canadian sports stars.
Which is understandable.… Continue reading →

EDMONTON, AB. FEBRUARY 28, 2015 - Jordan Eberle (14) of the Edmonton Oilers, tries to make a play in front of goalie Brian Elliott (1) of the St. Louis Blues at Rexall Place in Edmonton. Shaughn Butts/Edmonton Journal

Rexall Place can seem like hockey’s back of the beyond, the NHL’s forlorn gulag when it’s late in the season and the games are more meaningful when they’re losses, some believe, than when they’re victories.
Yet again this season, at … Continue reading →

EDMONTON, AB - NOVEMBER 16: Adarius Bowman #4 of the Edmonton Eskimos runs with the ball after a catch in the CFL Western Semi-Final game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Edmonton Eskimos at Commonwealth Stadium on November 16, 2014 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Brent Just/Getty Images)

It’s not easy for one CFL team to defeat another team — much less an inter-provincial rival — four times in one season, but Calgary Stampeders safety Josh Bell reckons it’s highly do-able in Sunday’s CFL West Division Final (2:30 … Continue reading →

New Jersey Devils' Michael Ryder (17) battles in front of the net with Edmonton Oilers' Justin Schultz (19) as goalie Viktor Fasth (35) makes the save during second period NHL hockey action in Edmonton, on Friday November 21, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

It’s becoming apparent, if it isn’t glaringly so, that Edmonton Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins is trying to coax wins out of lineup that is thin at centre and Keystone Kops dreadful on defence.
On Friday night, a brutal turnover … Continue reading →

The Oilers can toy with the emotions of the faithful in cruel ways.
On Wednesday night, they fell behind, hopelessly, it seemed, and right off the bat. First 2-0, then 3-1. The Oilers battled back to tie the game 3-3. … Continue reading →

It’s CFL West semifinal time, you could smell it in the air, if your nostrils weren’t stuck together in the frigid air.
Sunday’s matchup between the Eskimos and Saskatchewan Roughriders is yet another iteration of the Big Game between the … Continue reading →